Chris Rock has opened up about a decision that still bothers him decades later: refusing to help pay the legal bills of a man from his Brooklyn neighborhood who was eventually exonerated of murder. Rock identified the man as Roger Logan, the brother of one of his best friends. He said Logan’s brother repeatedly asked him to help finance a lawyer, but Rock declined because he had a personal rule against becoming financially responsible for legal cases. “I had the means to help him and I didn’t,” Rock said. “I don’t know if we could have got him out or not, but still.”

Meghan Sussex has apparently decided that Christmas chocolate should come with cashmere, silk and a frankly extraordinary amount of diamonds. To launch As Ever’s first Advent calendar, Meghan appeared in a soft cream sweater, an evergreen silk skirt and pale ballet flats while sitting beside the illustrated chocolate calendar inspired by her Montecito home and garden. It is exactly the sort of deceptively simple outfit Meghan does well: neutral knitwear, fluid fabric, a similar polished ballet-flat look and jewellery that costs considerably more than the clothes. The limited-edition As Ever x Compartés Advent Calendar…

Alison Hammond has reassured fans that she is “fine” after a frightening health scare forced her to leave This Morning live on air and later sent her to hospital for checks. The 51-year-old presenter suddenly appeared distressed during Friday’s broadcast. Viewers saw her clutch her chest and leave the set while co-host Dermot O’Leary helped her off camera. He later told viewers that Alison was “feeling a little unwell” and continued presenting the programme without her. If you watched it live, it was genuinely alarming. One minute the show was carrying on as normal, and the next Alison was visibly struggling to catch her breath while Dermot tried to help her away from the cameras.

The Sun is covering Prince Harry and Meghan Sussex’s pub lunch like a teenager who just spotted her favourite boy band having tea down the road. The working royals rarely seem to make the paper blush this hard. And what was this breathless “exclusive” actually about? Harry and Meghan went to the pub, held hands, ate lunch and left. That was apparently enough for The Sun to turn an ordinary meal into a front-page royal event. Prince Harry and Meghan Sussex held hands as they walked to The Falkland Arms in Great Tew, Oxfordshire, where Harry reportedly ordered a chicken, ham and leek pie while Meghan chose gluten-free fish and chips.

It’s Black History Month in the UK, and King Charles is preparing for a Caribbean tour that will take him to The Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda without offering a formal apology for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade. Buckingham Palace says Charles will acknowledge what he has previously called the “darkest days of our past.” But there will be no apology and no commitment to financial reparations. The UK government maintains that position, and the King acts on ministerial advice. So we are apparently getting sorrow without an apology and acknowledgement without restitution.

The numbers for HBO’s Lanterns keep making the “nobody is watching” narrative harder to sustain. According to Variety, Episode 7 reached 7 million U.S. viewers in its first three days across HBO and HBO Max. More importantly, the series is now averaging more than 12 million viewers per episode in the United States and nearly 19 million globally to date. Those averages can continue rising as more people catch up after each episode airs.   That is not exactly what a dead show looks like. The Audience Is Clearly There…

A first-edition copy of Meghan Sussex’s 2021 children’s book The Bench, which the seller claims was personally signed and inscribed to Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, surfaced on eBay with an asking price of £19,999.99. The listing is from a London-based professional bookseller, Drive Easy’s Signed Books, which describes the volume as a presentation copy associated with Eugenie and Jack. The seller says the inscription was written by Meghan and dates it to 2021. The eBay listing also states that 10% of any sale will benefit the Students’ Education Trust, a charity supporting disadvantaged students in Thailand.  

Nigel Farage has found a new way to make Prince Harry and Meghan Sussex part of the political conversation. Appearing on The Benny Show, the Reform UK leader described the couple’s behaviour as an “absolute disgrace,” called Harry a “weak man” and Meghan a “strong woman” who “uses her wiles” to lead him. When host Benny Johnson joked about deporting Meghan back to the United States, Farage replied: “You might get her back. You might get her back if I’m in charge.”   The exchange was presented as humour. But it raises a fairly basic question that somehow went unanswered.

The headlines around Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez’s latest custody battle are grim. Martinez has accused Halle of physically abusing their 12-year-old son during a Sept. 26 confrontation and has asked for sole custody. A Los Angeles County judge granted Martinez a temporary restraining order on Oct. 1 and temporarily restricted Halle’s visitation while the allegations are reviewed. The judge denied his request for sobriety monitoring, citing insufficient evidence. Halle’s lawyer has called the allegations “entirely meritless and deliberately misleading.”   That is serious, and obviously the court should determine what happened.

Prince Harry continued a military-focused day in London on Oct. 1, arriving in a tuxedo at the United for Freedom Gala for Ukraine at the Imperial War Museum. The black-tie fundraiser brought together roughly 120 guests, with places reportedly costing £1,000 each. Proceeds are supporting Ukrainian charities, including the Superhumans Center, which provides surgery, rehabilitation and prosthetic limbs to people injured in the war. Superhumans says it has now provided more than 3,600 prostheses and carried out more than 2,900 surgeries for Ukrainians affected by the war. Getty Images captured Harry waving as he arrived at the museum, where he was billed as one of the evening’s major attractions.

Kylie Kelce has apparently received a crash course in royal naming etiquette after inviting Kate Middleton onto her Not Gonna Lie podcast. Last week, Kylie enthusiastically invited “Princess Kate, Duchess of Cambridge” to come on and talk about field hockey and motherhood. This week, she returned with an apology after learning that ‘Princess Kate’ was considered an “offensive” way to address her. “I love learning, so I was unaware that calling Princess Catherine, Princess Kate was offensive,” Kylie said. “I didn’t know that. Now I know that. Now I will proceed accordingly.

Venus Williams has spent decades making tennis look elegant, so perhaps it should not be surprising that she has managed to do the same thing with furniture. The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion has launched her first collection with Crate & Barrel and Crate & Kids, mixing mid-century shapes, Italian influences and subtle tennis references across furniture, lighting and home accessories. And unlike some celebrity collaborations that begin and end with a famous name attached to a product, Venus actually has the design credentials for this one. She founded her interior design firm, V Starr Interiors, in 2002 and told…

Kate Middleton made another “surprise” appearance this week, joining a volunteer-run minibus service in West Sussex and helping collect elderly passengers for a weekly lunch club. The Princess of Wales visited the West Sussex Minibus service in Pulborough on Sept. 30 as the organisation marked its 50th anniversary. The group operates 11 minibuses across eight local hubs, with 284 volunteers providing around 13,000 journeys a year for people who might otherwise struggle with transport or social isolation. Kate rode along on one of the buses, helped collect passengers and joined the weekly lunch at Pulborough Village Hall.

Charles Spencer has spent much of the past month defending his new memoir about Princess Diana. Now he has widened the argument beyond what King Charles allegedly said after Diana’s death or whether Prince William and Prince Harry should have walked behind their mother’s coffin. According to Spencer, the real issue is power. “The British royal family is extremely powerful,” he said during an interview with Entertainment Tonight. “They’re not just these people who put on fancy clothes for state occasions.” Spencer went further, arguing that the monarchy exercises significant influence over parts of the media and warning that anyone who publicly challenges it risks being destroyed.

Meghan Sussex’s As Ever is heading back to the chocolate counter for the holidays, and this time there are 24 little doors involved. As Ever announced that it has once again partnered with celebrated Los Angeles chocolatier Compartés to create a limited-edition Advent calendar. Pre-orders open tomorrow, with delivery scheduled for November ahead of the traditional December countdown. The brand teased the launch with a very As Ever message: “Created in collaboration with celebrated Los Angeles chocolatier Compartés, our limited-edition Advent Calendar arrives tomorrow for holiday pre-order. Reserve yours beginning tomorrow for November delivery, just in time for the season of anticipation to begin.

The internet has apparently decided that Janine and Gregory may have escaped Abbott Elementary and entered real life. Quinta Brunson and Tyler James Williams are facing renewed dating speculation after a series of recent photos showed the longtime co-stars looking especially comfortable together. In some shots they appear coordinated; in others, Tyler has a hand at Quinta’s lower back, and naturally that was enough for people to start planning a wedding. There is currently no confirmation that they are dating. Neither Quinta nor Tyler has publicly announced a relationship, and friendly photos between two people who have worked closely together for years are not proof of romance.

So much for the royal seal of approval. Tom Cruise rolled out Digger in London last week with Prince William and Kate Middleton on the red carpet, plenty of royal sparkle and enough friendly photos to suggest Warner Bros. had secured itself a very glamorous promotional boost. Cruise has since praised the couple, calling William’s decision to marry Kate a “smart choice” and gushing about their warmth and charisma.   Unfortunately, critics appear considerably less enchanted by the movie. Digger debuted at just 41% on Rotten Tomatoes before climbing as more reviews arrived.

Savannah James and her friend April McDaniel have apparently stumbled into one of the internet’s favourite arguments: if one friend is significantly wealthier than the other, who pays for the upgrade? During the Sept. 28 episode of Mental Wealth, Savannah and April discussed how money affects their friendship because, as April put it, they live “two different lifestyles.” April explained that if Savannah wants to travel, they plan ahead so she has time to budget. And if they are on the same trip, April does not expect to sit in first class simply because Savannah does.

Police are investigating two men who were seen apparently surveilling the British school attended by Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. According to ITV News, the men spent hours near the school in a white rental van. Sources described them as “scouting out” the premises and conducting reconnaissance. Police traced the rental and believe the driving licence belonged to an international photographer. So perhaps the British press can finally retire its habit of treating Prince Harry and Meghan Sussex’s security concerns like celebrity melodrama, because this was never theoretical.

Megan Thee Stallion is not pretending that everything is fine, and perhaps that honesty is the healthiest part of her new Marie Claire interview. The rapper has endured a demanding six months. She delayed Act III, made her Broadway debut in Moulin Rouge! The Musical, suffered a frightening health crisis and ended her public relationship with NBA player Klay Thompson. During her March 31 performance, Megan became so unwell that she feared she was having a stroke. Her hands and face stiffened before she was taken to hospital. Her representative later said doctors identified extreme exhaustion, dehydration, vasoconstriction and low metabolic levels.

Ari Emanuel has confirmed that he no longer personally represents Duchess Meghan. However, his remarks do not establish that Meghan or Archewell has completely ended its wider relationship with WME. The confirmation came during Emanuel’s interview with The Sunday Times Magazine while promoting his memoir, Roll the Calls. The newspaper reported that Meghan and WME parted ways in 2025 before asking Emanuel where he believed her career was heading. “Here’s the great thing: I don’t have to think about that any more,” he replied. The Time Meghan signed with WME in April 2023…

Zahara Jolie has legally removed “Pitt” from her name. According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, a California judge approved her request on Monday, September 28. No objections were filed. The 21-year-old’s legal name has changed from Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt to Zahara Marley Jolie. Zahara began the process earlier this year. She signed her petition on April 28 before filing it in June and publishing the required notices. The hearing completed a process that took several months. She had already been using Jolie publicly. During her 2023 induction into Alpha Kappa Alpha at Spelman College, she introduced herself as Zahara Marley Jolie.

For years, royal coverage has tried to cast Kate Middleton as the family’s resident peacemaker. Once it became clear that Princess Diana’s sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, were deeply estranged, the media repeatedly positioned Kate as the person who might somehow bring them back together. How she was supposed to achieve that when questions have also been raised about her own relationship with her sister is anyone’s guess, but the press has certainly been committed to the narrative. Now Omid Scobie is basically saying: not really. In ABC News Studios’ new…

The Trump administration has apparently decided that the problem with underpaid social workers, teaching aides and artists is not their terrible pay. The problem is that ordinary people can still borrow money to enter those professions. A final Education Department rule will connect a college program’s eligibility for federal Direct Loans to its graduates’ earnings. The Los Angeles Times summarised the consequences bluntly: “College students pursuing majors, advanced degrees or certifications in fields that consistently earn low incomes will no longer be able to take out federal loans.” The reality is slightly more complicated than a blanket ban on particular degrees.

Olandria Carthen warned us that 2026 was going to be “full-fledged,” and judging by her recent schedule, she meant it. In five days, the fashion and beauty personality attended three major Milan Fashion Week shows before crossing the Atlantic for the MTV Video Music Awards. She started on Sept. 23 at Off-White’s 10×10 Imaginary Palace presentation in Milan. The look leaned futuristic and playful, while hairstylist Keisha Moore gave her a sleek high ponytail with flipped ends. Moore later explained that she wanted the style polished at the base but with enough volume and movement to keep it from feeling too severe.

Well, it finally happened. Jersey Shore star DJ Pauly D, 46, proposed to Nikki Hall, 34, on Sunday, Sept. 27, after six years together. The proposal went down at Omnia Dayclub in Las Vegas, where Pauly got down on one knee in front of a crowd while Nikki looked genuinely stunned. After she said yes, Bruno Mars’ “Marry You” played and signs reading “Congratulations on the engagement, yeah buddy!” appeared in the club. Very Pauly. The two met on MTV’s Double Shot at Love in 2019. Pauly actually left the first season single, but he and Nikki eventually reconnected away from the cameras and built a relationship that survived reality television, quarantine and approximately eight thousand years of people asking when he was going to propose.

Madonna returned to the MTV Video Music Awards stage Sunday night. It was her first time in 23 years. MTV wisely treated her like the woman whose fingerprints are all over the building. She took home Artist of the Year at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, one of the ceremony’s top prizes. What Happened on Stage The 68-year-old opened the show with a huge Confessions II production. Guests included Sabrina Carpenter, Charli xcx, Julia Garner, Seth Rogen, Debi Mazar, and several other surprises. Yes, Sabrina and Charli are two of the biggest pop stars working right now.

Royal Fans ‘In Awe’ as Princess Kate Remains Seated for Entire 14 Seconds Kate Middleton has once again demonstrated an apparently extraordinary royal skill: sitting in a chair while a dog sniffs around her shoes. A short video circulating online shows the Princess of Wales undergoing a routine security screening involving a detection dog. Kate sits calmly with her hands resting on her knees while the handler guides… Rihanna Shares Adorable New Photos of Daughter Rocki — Including a Mini Version of Her Iconic Met Gala Look Rihanna is giving fans another peek at life with her baby girl.

Kate Middleton has once again demonstrated an apparently extraordinary royal skill: sitting in a chair while a dog sniffs around her shoes. A short video circulating online shows the Princess of Wales undergoing a routine security screening involving a detection dog. Kate sits calmly with her hands resting on her knees while the handler guides the black dog around her feet and legs. The footage itself is not new. During her September 2023 visit to HMP High Down in Surrey, Kate went through the same security procedures as other visitors. Penny, a black Labrador, carried out the prison’s standard security check, ITV reported at the time.

Rihanna is giving fans another peek at life with her baby girl. The singer and Fenty founder, 38, shared a carousel of candid photos and videos of daughter Rocki Irish Mayers on Instagram Saturday, Sept. 26, just weeks after the little girl celebrated her first birthday. “Who let me have a daughter, bro?” Rihanna captioned the post. View this post on Instagram A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri) The collection is exactly the kind of wonderfully unserious mom content you would expect from Rihanna. In one clip, Rocki tries on one of her mom’s long wigs.

Tom Hiddleston turned his Golden Eye Award acceptance speech at the Zurich Film Festival into a deeply personal tribute to Zawe Ashton and their two children. The Loki star, 45, received the honorary award during the festival’s opening night on Sept. 24, where his new film Tenzing had its European premiere. The Zurich Film Festival honored Hiddleston for a career spanning film, television and theatre.   While thanking the people who have supported his career, Hiddleston saved his most emotional words for Ashton. “I would like to thank, perhaps above all else, my wife, Zawe,” he said, explaining that her “love and generosity and sacrifice” had allowed him to continue doing the work he has done over the past decade.

Donna Ganger, the mother of Renée Good, made a devastating admission on Capitol Hill this week: she voted for Donald Trump. Ganger, a registered Republican, told lawmakers that she believed Trump’s immigration enforcement would protect Americans. “I voted for President Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect the citizens of the United States, innocents like our family and the others here, against terrorists. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives.” “This is madness,” she added. Her daughter Renée was a 37-year-old U.S.

Kate Middleton hosted a Windsor Castle tea party that some royal coverage described as “secret.” Kensington Palace later released professionally filmed footage of the gathering celebrating "resilience, determination and hope." They released a professionally filmed video of Kate warmly greeting guests, including eleven-year-old Ted Haslam, the wheelchair user she met on Ben Nevis. There was tea, cake, and a group photo in the elegant palace rooms. It also looked remarkably like an infomercial. It was a pleasure to welcome other Three Peaks Challenge participants and their families to Windsor Castle. Behind every summit was a personal story of resilience, determination and hope.

The anonymous woman who accused Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 has now fully recanted her allegations. In a declaration filed in federal court, she said she had never met Jay-Z, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, and that there was “no truth” to her claims against him. Her new lawyer, James Blair Newman Jr., said she “sincerely and unconditionally apologizes” to Carter and his family. That is a major reversal, especially because there were warning signs from the beginning. The woman previously acknowledged inconsistencies in her account.

Brooke Hogan says she forgave her late father, Hulk Hogan, for sleeping with one of her closest friends. Forgiveness, however, did not restore what he broke. In a new interview with Us Weekly, Brooke identified Hulk’s affair with Christiane Plante as a defining moment in their relationship. “A major turning point came after he slept with my friend Christiane,” Brooke said. Although she forgave him, she admitted that “something between us changed afterward.” Yes, sleeping with your daughter’s friend will do that. Christiane was not 18, as some online discussions have claimed.

Prince Harry promised a 102-year-old Canadian veteran that he would jump out of an aeroplane with him. Most people would have smiled politely and hoped everyone forgot. Harry travelled to Ontario and actually did it. The Duke of Sussex completed a charity skydive near Cookstown in Innisfil, Ontario, on Friday, landing in an open field beneath a red-and-yellow parachute. After touching down safely, he kissed the ground, which feels like the correct response to voluntarily falling through the sky. The jump fulfilled a promise Harry made to Second World War veteran Ed Marshall during a November 2025 visit to Sunnybrook Veterans Centre in Toronto.

The royal biographer’s disturbing account joins years of reports about Prince William’s temper and exposes the different standards applied to Britain’s heir and spare. The hypocrisy is hard to miss. After criticising Charles Spencer for writing about his own sister, Ingrid Seward is now promoting her own book, Catherine & Diana: The Inside Story of How the Princesses of Wales Shaped the Modern Monarchy. Royal biographers are remarkably shameless when deciding who has the right to tell Princess Diana's story. During an appearance on the Daily Mail’s Palace Confidential…

Well, folks, we have a new entry in the "Men Are Exhausting" hall of fame, and this one comes courtesy of the San Francisco Giants vs. Minnesota Twins game, where a woman was caught on the jumbotron doing literally everything while her presumed husband or partner did absolutely nothing. The clip went viral. The commentators roasted him on live television. And honestly? It was the most satisfying broadcast moment since someone finally told Rudy Giuliani to stop. Here's the scene: A woman navigates the stadium aisle carrying a baby, a backpack, and multiple containers of food.

Just days after Prince William warned that the world is moving too slowly on climate change, and weeks before the Waleses head to Earthshot, where they will presumably deliver another round of environmental messaging, Kate Middleton was filmed boarding a royal helicopter at London Southend Airport after a solo engagement in Essex. Because apparently urgency applies to everyone else. Kate spent September 24 visiting the Forward Trust’s Forward Growing project at Garon Park in Southend-on-Sea, where she met people recovering from addiction and spoke about the importance of nature in supporting wellbeing.

John Boyega and Tae Heckard appear to have confirmed their marriage without an announcement, wedding exclusive or carefully staged couple portrait. Instead, Tae gave Instagram a diamond ring, part of John’s face, a cartoon drawing and one strategically placed ear. Honestly, that may be enough. Marriage rumours began in May after Tae shared photographs showing a diamond engagement ring and gold band on her left hand. John was also spotted wearing a band. Internet detectives then noticed that the famously private pair only followed each other on Instagram. Neither publicly confirmed anything.

Charles Spencer said on ITV's Lorraine that the British press has spent years pretending not to hear. "There's this huge power dynamic in this country," he said. "Buckingham Palace has journalists who basically take dictation from them". The line landed like a grenade in a drawing room. Palace spokespeople issued statements about "fraternal grief" clouding judgment. Royal commentators rushed to defend the honour of the press pack. But Spencer was not describing a literal transcription service. He was describing a system. And the system is real. The evidence does not show that every royal correspondent mechanically reproduces palace press releases.

Meghan Sussex has done it again. As ever’s new “Only Gets Better” Leather Bookmark sold out shortly after its latest launch, marking another fast sellout for one of the brand’s smallest — and apparently most coveted — products. The limited-edition bookmark comes in a rich navy blue and features Meghan’s handwritten “Only Gets Better” message in gold foil. As ever says the $20 bookmark is crafted in the UK from Italian leather. The standalone version has already sold out on the brand’s website, continuing what is becoming a familiar pattern.

Disney has apparently decided that increasing the price of Disney+ should become a fall tradition, right alongside pumpkin spice and wondering why it gets dark at 5 p.m. The company has raised the cost of its standalone ad-free plan by $2.50, taking Disney+ Premium to $21.49 a month in the United States. New customers are already paying the higher rate, while existing subscribers will see it on their next bill. The plan with advertising is also becoming more expensive. That is the essential information. The more interesting question is whether Disney+ still feels worth keeping all year.

The fish-and-chips clue was real: Kelly McKee Zajfen has now shared personal photographs from her British visit with Meghan Sussex, Prince Harry and baby Jack. Well, we called it. On Tuesday, we reported that Kelly’s photographs of baby Jack eating his first fish and chips, and Kelly carrying him along a leafy country path, suggested that Meghan Sussex’s longtime friend was visiting Britain. At the time, we were careful: Kelly had not disclosed her location, Meghan was absent from the photographs and the countryside could have been anywhere. Now Kelly has removed every remaining speck of doubt.

Prince Harry was back in the United States this week, just weeks after moving his family to the U.K., but this was not a sentimental California stopover or another round of royal family drama. He was in New York talking about children, artificial intelligence and the rather alarming fact that technology is moving much faster than the people supposedly responsible for regulating it. Harry delivered a keynote address at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting on Wednesday, where he warned that AI chatbots could pose an even greater danger to young people than social media because they are designed to form increasingly personal relationships with users.

There are days when royal reporting makes you wonder whether everyone involved has collectively forgotten that Kate Middleton is a 44-year-old woman. HELLO! published an article this week with the headline, “Princess Kate ‘effortlessly’ climbs down steep steps of tractor leaving fans in awe.” Yes. Climbed down. From a tractor. The moment happened during Kate and Prince William’s September 17 visit to the Isle of Bute in Scotland, where the couple met local groups and took part in activities connected to community life and conservation. Kate wore brown Holland Cooper jeans, boots and a Burberry trench coat for the outing.  

Former Miss Universe Jamaica Gabrielle Henry is speaking publicly for the first time about the brutal recovery that followed her fall from the Miss Universe stage last year, and the details are far more serious than those initial reassuring statements suggested. Gabrielle, an ophthalmologist and founder of the See Me Foundation, fell face-first from the stage during the preliminary competition in Thailand on November 19, 2025. At first, the Miss Universe Organization said she had no life-threatening injuries. Days later, the picture changed. The organization eventually confirmed that she suffered an intracranial hemorrhage, loss of consciousness, a fracture, facial lacerations and other significant injuries.

Prince William and Kate Middleton attended the world premiere of Digger in London on Tuesday, but Tom Cruise somehow ended the night performing the role of Kate’s attentive escort. The photographs look less like a married couple greeting a film star and more like three powerful people carefully assembled for a publicity shot. Kate smiles brightly at Cruise. Cruise directs his full movie-star intensity towards Kate. William repeatedly appears detached from the action, either walking ahead or standing nearby with the strained expression of a man waiting for someone to tell him the engagement is over.

Dolly Parton spent decades building one of the most carefully managed brands in entertainment. Less than a month after her death, one of the people closest to that machine, her nephew and longtime security chief Bryan Seaver — lost his job. And so begins the tale as old as time: a wealthy person dies and, before the flowers have wilted, the estate drama begins. At first, the story looked painfully familiar. A famous person dies. Family members lose jobs. Lawyers appear. Everyone starts whispering about money. Then the court papers arrived.

Piers Morgan has spent the past 24 hours treating one factual error in Charles Spencer’s Swan Song: Diana, My Sister as if he has personally discovered the collapse of historical scholarship. There is just one rather awkward problem with this crusade for perfect chronology: Piers Morgan’s own memoir contains some spectacular problems with chronology. Let’s start with Charles Spencer, because he did get something wrong. In Swan Song, Spencer describes personally contacting tabloid editors to tell them they were not welcome at Princess Diana’s funeral. He says Morgan was “surly and annoyed” during their conversation, and then connects that reaction to intrusive photographs of Diana exercising at a gym that had been published by the Mirror group.